sambar rice

Ingredients (31)

• for cooking rice and dal:
• 1 cup rice
• ½ cup arhar dal
• 3 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• for making tamarind pulp:
• ½ tablespoon tightly packed tamarind
• ⅓ cup hot water
• for cooking veggies:
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ⅓ cup thickly sliced onions
• 5 to 6 curry leaves
• 1 pinch of asafoetida
• ½ cup diced tomatoes
• 1.5 cups chopped mixed veggies
• 1 medium to large drumstick
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
• 2 to 2.5 cups water
• salt as required
• 1 tablespoon sambar powder
• 1 tablespoon Ghee
• for tempering:
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 3 to 4 dry red chillies
• 12 to 15 curry leaves
• 1 generous pinch of asafoetida
• for serving:
• 2 to 3 teaspoons Ghee